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i was for ronald reagan in the 1980's. romney wasn't. that is not hard to say. you can see it happily. i'm happy that i was for ronald reagan in the 1980's. >> you are not worried then about coming across to viewers maybe even in south carolina, florida and beyond new hampshire as negative? >> i don't think telling the truth in a happy pleasant way comes across as negative. it may come across as the truth. you have to ask governor romney how he was about describing his record. >> he has a website and you said it is not-romney.org. how can i run for president and say i'm for romney.org. thank captured it. >> what else will you do? >> i don't know. you have to talk to people that know all of these things. >> how concerned are you about mitt romney winning new hampshire, iowa and being ahead in the polls in south carolina? >> i'm very concerned. i think that we have to clarify. we have two weeks to clarify in south carolina that he is a massachusetts moderate and he has a whole series of experiences an values that are the opposite of the south carolina republic par
i was for ronald reagan in the 1980's. romney wasn't. that is not hard to say. you can see it happily. i'm happy that i was for ronald reagan in the 1980's. >> you are not worried then about coming across to viewers maybe even in south carolina, florida and beyond new hampshire as negative? >> i don't think telling the truth in a happy pleasant way comes across as negative. it may come across as the truth. you have to ask governor romney how he was about describing his record....
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ronald reagan used forcen frequently. he built up our military dramaticly to intimidate the soviet empire and it worked because they collapsed. he was careful about using force and when he did use a, it was precise and overwhelming and liberated the island of grenada from a communist dictatorship. we used when air strike against gaddafi after americans were killed in the bombing in berlin by libyan agents. that scared gaddafi says decisively he was quiet for many years. ronald rgan did not believe in getting involved in long drawn out campaigns anywhere. he thought it was against american policy and the thought the american people would not sustain it. he his goal was to be very powerful and behind that power use diplomatic, in -- economic, intellectual a other capabilities to get our way and not to use armed force very often. there's a lot to be learned by studng how ronald reagan would and would at host: act. meredith, new hampshire, good morning. caller: how are you? guest: our you? caller: it was very impressive last
ronald reagan used forcen frequently. he built up our military dramaticly to intimidate the soviet empire and it worked because they collapsed. he was careful about using force and when he did use a, it was precise and overwhelming and liberated the island of grenada from a communist dictatorship. we used when air strike against gaddafi after americans were killed in the bombing in berlin by libyan agents. that scared gaddafi says decisively he was quiet for many years. ronald rgan did not...
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our founders launched the times in 1982, president ronald reagan was just two years in office. it was right at the height of the cold war. washington had only one newspaper, the liberal "washington post. however, the leader of the free world read the washington times first every day and the white house sent a car to fetch three bundles of our newspapers at 4:00 every morning. of that, we are most proud. since then, the media has transformed into a 24-7 multimedia, a multi platform monster with a taste for destruction. major polls revealed that 70% of the say the press is out of touch with average americans. only 44% trust the media to accurately and fairly report the news. over two-thirds of us are weary of political bias. only congress gets worse favorability numbers than the press. patriotic conservatives continue to seek out and protect traditional america. they also seek a narrative that articulates a genuine american values clearly and without apology. the washington times is a patriots destination to provide evidence that america is strong, resilience, and intact, and we
our founders launched the times in 1982, president ronald reagan was just two years in office. it was right at the height of the cold war. washington had only one newspaper, the liberal "washington post. however, the leader of the free world read the washington times first every day and the white house sent a car to fetch three bundles of our newspapers at 4:00 every morning. of that, we are most proud. since then, the media has transformed into a 24-7 multimedia, a multi platform monster...
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if there is a single reform, ronald reagan has identified with, it is tax reform. he persuaded america, both sides of the aisle, that lowering tax rates across the board and reducing the number of brackets and eliminating loopholes were essential to restarting america's engine of economic growth. he was right. his major tax reforms enacted with bipartisan support. to be a cornerstone of unprecedented economic boom that occurred in that decade during his presidency and continued in the decade that followed. as the years went by, credits and lobbyist loopholes grew back into the codes like weeds. president obama wants to take us further in the wrong direction. he remains committed to taking more and more and the paychecks of hard-working americans, not to pay down debt, but to pursue more government spending. we propose an overhaul of the tax code to make it more simple and competitive. [applause] the lower rates across the board. the economy grows and because we propose to close a special interests loopholes that go to the well off. when we lowered tax rates by clos
if there is a single reform, ronald reagan has identified with, it is tax reform. he persuaded america, both sides of the aisle, that lowering tax rates across the board and reducing the number of brackets and eliminating loopholes were essential to restarting america's engine of economic growth. he was right. his major tax reforms enacted with bipartisan support. to be a cornerstone of unprecedented economic boom that occurred in that decade during his presidency and continued in the decade...
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everybody talks about ronald reagan -- ronald reagan did not shrink the size of government. government was much bigger when reagan left office than when he started. there is this idea that is created out there that does not match the reality. when you get down to local communities where we do compromise, where we make the tough policy decisions, then yes, sometimes you can not do it. >> we are out of time. we are committed to sticking to the schedule. [applause] thank you all for coming. we will see you elsewhere during the day. >> here is a look at some of what we are covering on the c- span network today. at 1230 on c-span, the federalist society previews the upcoming supreme court term. remarks from education secretary arne duncan on c-span 2, the new america foundation looks at child care and education policy.
everybody talks about ronald reagan -- ronald reagan did not shrink the size of government. government was much bigger when reagan left office than when he started. there is this idea that is created out there that does not match the reality. when you get down to local communities where we do compromise, where we make the tough policy decisions, then yes, sometimes you can not do it. >> we are out of time. we are committed to sticking to the schedule. [applause] thank you all for coming....
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ronald reagan. his story is an american story. he was an ordinary man who did extraordinary things. he was a mantra to his convictions. true to his man convictions. he knew who he was and where he wanted to go and how to get there. he believed in limited government, lower taxes, and strong national defense. he saw problems and acted swiftly to correct them. he will go down in history as one of our nation's greatest presidents and one of our world's greatest leaders. [applause] when i was coming of age, and he was a great inspiration to me than and still is today. when i first i running for governor, i tried to apply the same principles as well. i was applying to be the ceo of the wisconsin government. as part of the process, i reached out to people, young and old. i laid out a plan for the future. i said we faced an economical crisis. i told people what we would do. not long after being elected into office, we took action right away. a reporter visited me. he asked, why are you acting so quickly? mo
ronald reagan. his story is an american story. he was an ordinary man who did extraordinary things. he was a mantra to his convictions. true to his man convictions. he knew who he was and where he wanted to go and how to get there. he believed in limited government, lower taxes, and strong national defense. he saw problems and acted swiftly to correct them. he will go down in history as one of our nation's greatest presidents and one of our world's greatest leaders. [applause] when i was coming...
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ronald reagan had a deep instinct. this is the 26 anniversary of the failure of the challenger and the death of chris mcauliffe and the other astronauts. if you go back and look in our film we have a section of ronald reagan talking to the nation. he does not talk about the fee or failure, he does not talk about turning back. he talks about heroism courage, the spirit of pioneering. the desire to move ahead. he reminds us that it was 390 years earlier on that day that the great english explorer had died at sea. he brought a connection between the age of exploration and the new age of exploration. seven nights ago on the space coast, i outlined a bold and visionary dramatic opportunity for americans. i did it for two very different reasons. one because i will not turn, we will not turn to our grand children and say we were the generation who let the chinese dominate space. we're the generation that accepted the decay of the united states because it was too hard to break out. this is a big country filled with big people.
ronald reagan had a deep instinct. this is the 26 anniversary of the failure of the challenger and the death of chris mcauliffe and the other astronauts. if you go back and look in our film we have a section of ronald reagan talking to the nation. he does not talk about the fee or failure, he does not talk about turning back. he talks about heroism courage, the spirit of pioneering. the desire to move ahead. he reminds us that it was 390 years earlier on that day that the great english explorer...
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it reminded me of ronald reagan. also a message that remind me of bill clinton. the need to address our economic problems. when we combine and synthesize the best of ronald reagan and the clinton as candidates, that is what we saw here tonight. i think the country will respond to that. >> the massachusetts delegation. a line from the speech? governor romney and his history as a husband. ann romney was excellent. america needs someone of character and leadership. his background at bain and the governor of massachusetts, turning a deficit into a surplus. america needs a ceo and a family man more than ever. >> there are ron paul delegates, including one from delegates said. one line? >> repealed and replaced. that flies in the platform we just passed. we were in there all last week, hanging out. we were able to actually get through some language about replacing it with free-market principles, not government stuff. apparently romney has not -- read our platform we passed. >> do you leave this convention united, supporting rate -- mitt romney? >> absolutely not. every
it reminded me of ronald reagan. also a message that remind me of bill clinton. the need to address our economic problems. when we combine and synthesize the best of ronald reagan and the clinton as candidates, that is what we saw here tonight. i think the country will respond to that. >> the massachusetts delegation. a line from the speech? governor romney and his history as a husband. ann romney was excellent. america needs someone of character and leadership. his background at bain and...
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there is only one ronald reagan. the only one who came here to see as and that is rick santorum. we are in the 16th congressional district. i want to say the names of our delegates. they are pledged to represent board. you have to go down your ballot to vote for each of these people in order for us to win. one of them is over here to my left. let's give her a round of applause. ♪ from the great county of ford, jan peterson. her husband phil is serving as an alternate delegate. from the neighboring 17th district -- let's give her a round of applause. the great congressman from the 16th district is here. i am from henry county. i will be on the 17th district ballots. this is an alternate delegates in the 17th district. from sterling, ill., one of our delegates, let's give her a round of applause. do not forget to vote for delegates. thank you very much. ♪ >> yard signs are available back here at the lemonade stand. god bless you all. it out and vote and get your neighbors to vote. >> great interview. ♪ >> ♪ victory is in sight there is hope for our nation again may be the f
there is only one ronald reagan. the only one who came here to see as and that is rick santorum. we are in the 16th congressional district. i want to say the names of our delegates. they are pledged to represent board. you have to go down your ballot to vote for each of these people in order for us to win. one of them is over here to my left. let's give her a round of applause. ♪ from the great county of ford, jan peterson. her husband phil is serving as an alternate delegate. from the...
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in many ways, this may prove to be a repeat of 1980 where jimmy carter was leading ronald reagan until people realize that ronald reagan was a viable alternative to what they thought was a failed presidency of jimmy carter. the numbers began to move significantly. that is what people will start paying attention. >> has the media been fair to mitt romney? >> i think president obama's has gotten quite a few breaks. i have not seen governor romney get many breaks. this is a tough business were no one expects to get breaks from the media. gov. romney ought to be pleased with the fact that after all this money has been spent on negative ads, certainly not hope and change trying to drive this class warfare message. it has not moved the numbers. if you are mitt romney, you ought to be a pretty good. >> on another race, you expressed your desire to run for with. you are running unopposed. >> i will pay more attention to that. beenour years i've chairman of a senatorial committee. after our loss and being in the minority them could 2009, i felt one of the most important contributions i could do
in many ways, this may prove to be a repeat of 1980 where jimmy carter was leading ronald reagan until people realize that ronald reagan was a viable alternative to what they thought was a failed presidency of jimmy carter. the numbers began to move significantly. that is what people will start paying attention. >> has the media been fair to mitt romney? >> i think president obama's has gotten quite a few breaks. i have not seen governor romney get many breaks. this is a tough...
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when i was 11, i was an active ronald reagan supporter. another was a democrat paired i had a huge arguments with her -- a democrat. i had a huge argument with her. but then i switch to high school. i was interested in women's issues. i was pro-choice as a move into college. i was very clearly a democrat by the time i got to that first semester and started volunteering for mike dukakis. >> what do you feel the strongest when it comes to issues? >> because of my own experience, and fill most passionately about ensuring -- i know it sounds a little cliche -- but i feel strongly that people have access to opportunity. we are very polarized in washington about the role of government. i feel like i am living example of a person who was helped by a series of government programs. if those programs did not exist, a mother would have had to go back to india, a divorced woman. my whole family would have been stigmatized. my opportunities would have been far more limited. a series of programs, food stamps, free and reduced lunches, section 8 housing,
when i was 11, i was an active ronald reagan supporter. another was a democrat paired i had a huge arguments with her -- a democrat. i had a huge argument with her. but then i switch to high school. i was interested in women's issues. i was pro-choice as a move into college. i was very clearly a democrat by the time i got to that first semester and started volunteering for mike dukakis. >> what do you feel the strongest when it comes to issues? >> because of my own experience, and...
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before ronald reagan became ronald reagan, when he was still out there as a maverick governor from california making a tour through the south, he had a few instances of a cultural disconnections, too. ronald reagan had to record communication skills and he overcame that over time. host: our guest is tom baxter joining us from atlanta, a longtime observer of southern politics. we have a link to his blog available on our website, c- span.org. we want as to a fundamental question has been looked at a map of the south. what is the new south? what is the southern strategy? what is the southern vote? guest: obama carried three of the larger southern states, virginia, north carolina, and florida. there was not a solid south in the sense we have spoken about in previous elections. the other thing about that election is that if obama had not won any of those three states, he still would have had the electoral votes to win the election. we come in to this year with this out, again, being the beneficiary of reapportionment. with the electoral votes in texas, it makes the south still necessary for the de
before ronald reagan became ronald reagan, when he was still out there as a maverick governor from california making a tour through the south, he had a few instances of a cultural disconnections, too. ronald reagan had to record communication skills and he overcame that over time. host: our guest is tom baxter joining us from atlanta, a longtime observer of southern politics. we have a link to his blog available on our website, c- span.org. we want as to a fundamental question has been looked...
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bush in 1980 and not ronald reagan. and where would we be as a country? someone would have forgotten to raise their lips 10 years sooner. we need someone who can stand up and unapologetically talk about what made this country great, encourage people to believe in themselves, believe in the greatness of the american people and our institutions, not the government. there's one candidate that can do that, and i ask for your support. thank you. >> thank you, senator. thank you. [cheers and applause] >> los angeles >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome karen santorum, senator santorum's wife. and john. >> thank you. thank you. thank you. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, are you enjoying tonight? [cheers and applause] >> it's certainly exciting to see all the enthusiasm here tonight, and i'm confident this enthusiasm will go all the way to november because there's one thing we all have in common and that is we have to defeat barack obama as president of the united states. well, listen, it's been great to hear from one candidate and we're about to hear from
bush in 1980 and not ronald reagan. and where would we be as a country? someone would have forgotten to raise their lips 10 years sooner. we need someone who can stand up and unapologetically talk about what made this country great, encourage people to believe in themselves, believe in the greatness of the american people and our institutions, not the government. there's one candidate that can do that, and i ask for your support. thank you. >> thank you, senator. thank you. [cheers and...
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ronald reagan, when he left office, his last words to the american people, he expressed concern about whether america was going to do as well in the future. the reason for that is because he was worried about american children not learning about the real american history is. the real origins of our country. what holds it together as a nation. in america, i am a first- generation american. my dad came over on the boat. when my father came to this country with his grandfather when he was 7. when he came to this country, he stepped on american shores and because he came here to be part of this great experiment, that day he became an american. america is not about a race or ethnicity. it is about an ideal and a set of values that make us a country. we forget that. we forget that somehow, america is an enterprise. it is constantly changing the basic core of america is the same. it is what makes us exceptional. that is our founding document. barack obama said about nine months ago, he listed a whole bunch entitlement programs. everything from medicare to unemployment insurance. america is a
ronald reagan, when he left office, his last words to the american people, he expressed concern about whether america was going to do as well in the future. the reason for that is because he was worried about american children not learning about the real american history is. the real origins of our country. what holds it together as a nation. in america, i am a first- generation american. my dad came over on the boat. when my father came to this country with his grandfather when he was 7. when...
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this is in the city were ronald reagan grew up. we spoke with several reporters covering the race about the significance of illinois and the battle for the republican nomination. we still have 50% of the primaries to come. host: the essence of this story, the party is preparing for the possibility advising campaigns, about what the rules state. guest: that is true. it is possible. you cannot rule it out. you have eight strong candidate for mitt romney. you can see the possibility of people refusing to drop off. if mitt romney can come up with the right number of delegates, before then, this argument will end. they are wise to prepare for the possibility. it is a pretty small possibility. >> i know you are quite familiar with the rule number 38. mitt romney may have a million more votes than rick santorum and newt gingrich. mitt romney may have more delegates than the other candidates combined, but when you come to tampa, anything goes. we need somebody who can beat president obama. guest: rick santorum needs to prove he can when. i
this is in the city were ronald reagan grew up. we spoke with several reporters covering the race about the significance of illinois and the battle for the republican nomination. we still have 50% of the primaries to come. host: the essence of this story, the party is preparing for the possibility advising campaigns, about what the rules state. guest: that is true. it is possible. you cannot rule it out. you have eight strong candidate for mitt romney. you can see the possibility of people...
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he was the person in charge of the budget for ronald reagan. he has developed a series of ideas about how to lower costs at the defense department. if you look at it, our defense department is higher on a per- capita basis than it was in the cold war. for a variety of reasons -- we have two wars that we did not have. >> the defense budget is $150 -- 550 billion. billion, but the cost of the war is $122 billion. >> it is $144 billion. >> that is the trigger you are talking about. >> and we have wars that we were not fighting two decades ago. i do think that cap has taken a position to cut the pentagon budget. they will schedule something that will have substantial reductions and we will support it. he has put forth as if the proposals over the last year on how to reduce the pentagon budget. it has been an important part of the debate over the last year. because he has had the experience of being at the pentagon, he has looked at as the programs and specific weapons systems and before to a series of ideas that account for a least $100 billion a y
he was the person in charge of the budget for ronald reagan. he has developed a series of ideas about how to lower costs at the defense department. if you look at it, our defense department is higher on a per- capita basis than it was in the cold war. for a variety of reasons -- we have two wars that we did not have. >> the defense budget is $150 -- 550 billion. billion, but the cost of the war is $122 billion. >> it is $144 billion. >> that is the trigger you are talking...
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he ran from ronald reagan and said he would agree with ted kennedy on gay-rights an abortion and a whole host of issues. we want someone, when the time gets tough, we want someone who is going to stand up and fight for the conservative principles. not bailout and not run and run to the left of ted kennedy. >> when you endorsed him four years ago, you said those words -- that he would stand up for conservative principles. >> white john mccain. -- like a john mccain. >> a lot of things are inaccurate. it is unusual, and perhaps understandable, that people who spend a life in politics, when you get in politics, that is all you want to do. if you have been elected, you want to get reelected. i went to massachusetts to make a difference. i did not go there to begin a political career. i made a difference. i put in place the things i wanted to do. i went about the accomplishments we wanted to pursue. there were 100 things i wanted to do. those things i pursued aggressively, son and we won, someone did not. to run again? that would be about me. i was trying to get the state in the best shape i
he ran from ronald reagan and said he would agree with ted kennedy on gay-rights an abortion and a whole host of issues. we want someone, when the time gets tough, we want someone who is going to stand up and fight for the conservative principles. not bailout and not run and run to the left of ted kennedy. >> when you endorsed him four years ago, you said those words -- that he would stand up for conservative principles. >> white john mccain. -- like a john mccain. >> a lot of...
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i said i know ronald reagan and you know robbery in. i said ronald reagan raised taxes 11 times it is eight years. grover said, i know, i did not like that. i said, why do you think he did? he did it to make the country run. we never have less revenue to run this country since the korean war. 15.2% of gdp. you don't need to do a tax increase. cohen and dig into the pile of tax expenditures and jerk some of those babies out of there and go to any tax system. caller: you are one of my heroes. what do you consider to be full employment in the united states? guest: i cannot play the game. think of the young people coming into the workforce. host: what percentage would you be comfortable with? guest: you can do the figures all day long, bounce them back and forth. pick a figure during reagan's time 4%. i was in congress 18 years and never saw a statistic that was correct about growth or unemployment. it is like health care. 10,000 people a day or turning 65. if you say the present unemployment is this and forget how many hundreds of thousand
i said i know ronald reagan and you know robbery in. i said ronald reagan raised taxes 11 times it is eight years. grover said, i know, i did not like that. i said, why do you think he did? he did it to make the country run. we never have less revenue to run this country since the korean war. 15.2% of gdp. you don't need to do a tax increase. cohen and dig into the pile of tax expenditures and jerk some of those babies out of there and go to any tax system. caller: you are one of my heroes....
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ronald reagan, a shining city on a hill. to president obama, we are a source of policy that required this president to go around the world and repeatedly apologized for america and what we have done in this world. ronald reagan would never apologize for the greatest country in history of the world. [applause] we have a very similar theme. we have a president who has made this week, cut our defense, we are approaching a $4 trillion budget. $1.20 trillion in deficit. expanding and exploding the deficit by $5 trillion. the only place the president can find to cut its defense spending. it is the only place he is willing to take a pound of flesh. it is the only thing the federal government has to do that individuals cannot do. when i was born, defense spending was 60% of the federal budget. it is now not 60% or 50 or 40 or 20. it is 17%. it is the one area that president obama says we have to cut some more. but me pledge -- let me pledge to give just like ronald reagan pledged. we will have a strong and powerful and forceful amer
ronald reagan, a shining city on a hill. to president obama, we are a source of policy that required this president to go around the world and repeatedly apologized for america and what we have done in this world. ronald reagan would never apologize for the greatest country in history of the world. [applause] we have a very similar theme. we have a president who has made this week, cut our defense, we are approaching a $4 trillion budget. $1.20 trillion in deficit. expanding and exploding the...
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i was there with ronald reagan. he gave specifics in terms of tax expenditures. 97% of the small businesses make less than $250,000. hedge funds that make $600 million a year. let's look at how sincere they are. governor romney on "60 minutes," 10 days ago, was asked, you pay 14% on $20 million. someone making $50,000 pays more than that. do think that is fair? he said, yes, that is fair. you think these guys are going to cut those loopholes? the biggest loophole they take advantage of is that carried interest loophole and capital gains loophole. there is not enough -- the reason why the american enterprise institute study, the reason they all say it is going to go up for the middle class, the only way you can find $5 trillion in loopholes is cut the mortgage deduction for middle-class people. cut the health care deduction for middle-class people. that is why -- >> he is wrong about that. >> not mathematically possible. >> it has been done before. >> it has never been done before. >> it has been done a couple of tim
i was there with ronald reagan. he gave specifics in terms of tax expenditures. 97% of the small businesses make less than $250,000. hedge funds that make $600 million a year. let's look at how sincere they are. governor romney on "60 minutes," 10 days ago, was asked, you pay 14% on $20 million. someone making $50,000 pays more than that. do think that is fair? he said, yes, that is fair. you think these guys are going to cut those loopholes? the biggest loophole they take advantage...
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the former policy ader to ronald reagan talks about his case, the case for polarized politics, why america needs social conservism, and the carnegie endowment for international peace looks at iran's role in continuing violence in syria. "washington journal" with your calls, tweets, and emails live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> tonight on "q&a" -- walter pinkus talks about his various jobs as a journalist, and his criticism of the defense department. >> and they build a facility. and it's goots separate rooms for everybody. he wants to vienna the program for future generations. this is about 35 minutes. >> and now, ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure and a privilege to introduce to you, united states congressman from the state of wisconsin, and the next vice president of the united states, ladies and gentlemen, congressman paul ryan. >> hey, everybody. hey, everybody, how are you? oh, wow. i want to introduce to you my mom. this is my mom, betty. she's why i'm here. she and her grand kids are why i'm here. say hi to my mom, betty. thanks, mom. have a seat, mom. friends, we have a b
the former policy ader to ronald reagan talks about his case, the case for polarized politics, why america needs social conservism, and the carnegie endowment for international peace looks at iran's role in continuing violence in syria. "washington journal" with your calls, tweets, and emails live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> tonight on "q&a" -- walter pinkus talks about his various jobs as a journalist, and his criticism of the defense department. >>...
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our deficit situation began with ronald reagan. we were the biggest lender nation in the world when he entered. when we left, we were the biggest debtor nation in the world. $10 trillion of the debt now was brought about by reagan and the two bushes. our prior president had a strange accounting system. he kept $3 trillion off the books, like organized crime does. as far as president obama being a failure, we were bleeding 750,000 jobs per month under bush. we are now seeing a steady reduction in the unemployed. we are seeing a gain in gdp. osama bin laden, whom president bush said that he did not give much thought to, is now dead. we took care of the situation in libya with no feet on the ground and now lives lost. i think that our standing right now is much better than it was prior to president obama coming into office. host: we are just about out time. let's listen to our guest. guest: the caller certainly had a lot to say. the fact of the matter is that republicans are always concerned about the national debt and deficit. democr
our deficit situation began with ronald reagan. we were the biggest lender nation in the world when he entered. when we left, we were the biggest debtor nation in the world. $10 trillion of the debt now was brought about by reagan and the two bushes. our prior president had a strange accounting system. he kept $3 trillion off the books, like organized crime does. as far as president obama being a failure, we were bleeding 750,000 jobs per month under bush. we are now seeing a steady reduction...
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., marked the 25th anniversary of president ronald reagan's 1987 speech from the brandenburg gate west germany. also this weekend, our series on 14 key political figures who lost, but changed political history. this sunday at 7:30 p.m., james blaine. this weekend on c-span3. >> wisconsin governor, scott walker, survive the recall election. he defeated his democratic component -- opponent. mr. barrett spoke to supporters in milwaukee. >> good evening. [applause] thank you for joining us on this historic night. i am honored you are all here. i am honored that you have all fought for this democracy that is so important to each and everyone of us. [applause] i want to begin by introducing my wife. she has stood by my side for many, many years. [applause] our children, who have been up there working for their dad. i could not be more proud of them. give them a round of applause. [applause] i just got off the phone with governor walker and congratulated him on his victory tonight. we agreed that it is important for us to work together -- [booing and shouting] i want to thank all of you for t
., marked the 25th anniversary of president ronald reagan's 1987 speech from the brandenburg gate west germany. also this weekend, our series on 14 key political figures who lost, but changed political history. this sunday at 7:30 p.m., james blaine. this weekend on c-span3. >> wisconsin governor, scott walker, survive the recall election. he defeated his democratic component -- opponent. mr. barrett spoke to supporters in milwaukee. >> good evening. [applause] thank you for joining...
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there is only one ronald reagan. there is only republican candidate with the views of the reagan administration. that is, rick santorum. we are in the 16th congressional district. i want to say the names of our delegates who are pledged to represent rick santorum in tampa, florida. you've got to go down and vote for each of these people in order for us to win the 16th district. one of them is over here to my koczinski.dennis kaniewsk another of our delegates from princeton, and illinois. khristine arndt. and from the county of ford, jan peterson. her husband is serving as an alternate delegate. kristie shilling is here, the wife of congressman bobby shilling. let's give her a round of applause over here. the great congressman from the 16th district is here. and i am from henry county. i will be on the 17th district out. i am running with a rich galva.rom, the mayor of diyal i'm also running with james radel, from erie, illinois. and from sterling, ill., k. farris. do not forget to vote for your delegates. thank you v
there is only one ronald reagan. there is only republican candidate with the views of the reagan administration. that is, rick santorum. we are in the 16th congressional district. i want to say the names of our delegates who are pledged to represent rick santorum in tampa, florida. you've got to go down and vote for each of these people in order for us to win the 16th district. one of them is over here to my koczinski.dennis kaniewsk another of our delegates from princeton, and illinois....
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because that is the top level that ronald reagan put in place. it is good enough for ronald reagan, it is good enough for me. then there would be a five deductions -- one for health care, housing, pensions, children, and charity. a simple code and it puts in place to be able to support those who need help with health care. [applause] yes, ma'am. >> if you get elected, what would help is getting rid of some of the federal regulation. been made in america is a huge label i always look for. making something in america is almost impossible. but what was your feeling yournlb going -- what is your feeling with nlb going after boeing? >> i'm sure there'll be so friendly and hospitable to american business. what the president did was wrong. because, ok, she asked about manufacturing jobs and then in the end she asked about the national labor relations board. let me address both. manufacturing and national labor -- -- relations with respect to boeing. i believe against the rules of the senate, i can tell you having served in the senate, we do not allow, i
because that is the top level that ronald reagan put in place. it is good enough for ronald reagan, it is good enough for me. then there would be a five deductions -- one for health care, housing, pensions, children, and charity. a simple code and it puts in place to be able to support those who need help with health care. [applause] yes, ma'am. >> if you get elected, what would help is getting rid of some of the federal regulation. been made in america is a huge label i always look for....
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i was with ronald reagan in the 1980's. i am happy that i voted for ronald reagan in the 1980's. about're not worried coming across to viewers in it -- as-? >> i do not think that telling the truth in a happy way comes across as negative. you would have to ask governor romney about how he feels accurately describing his record. >> [inaudible] >> how could i run for president and say forromney.org? that would be 2 feet. i think that notromney covered it. >> how concerned are you about mitt romney winning new hampshire, iowa, and headed to the polls in south carolina? >> i am very concerned. we have two weeks to clarify that he has -- he is a massachusetts moderate with values that are the opposite of the south curb -- south carolina republican party. if we do not succeed in getting that across, he might win. >> rick santorum will be standing between you and mitt romney. [inaudible] romney alternative? >> i intend to be a reagan conservative alternative. it is not me against. i helped to develop supply side economics in the late 1970's. i worked with governor reagan as candidate an
i was with ronald reagan in the 1980's. i am happy that i voted for ronald reagan in the 1980's. about're not worried coming across to viewers in it -- as-? >> i do not think that telling the truth in a happy way comes across as negative. you would have to ask governor romney about how he feels accurately describing his record. >> [inaudible] >> how could i run for president and say forromney.org? that would be 2 feet. i think that notromney covered it. >> how concerned...
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people became short of ronald reagan. -- sure of ronald reagan. i think the narrative is very similar for this election. people like the president, but not his policies. they have turned him off, i think. despite all the advertising. they're looking at mitt romney, we do not really know mitt romney, yet. >> do you think after thursday night, things will be different friday morning? >> the nomination of the vice- president. picking paul ryan was a good pick. you have the speech and then you have the debates. people will be watching. they're looking for the numbers of the last convention. the biggest audience last time, four years ago, was not for barack obama comment not for sarah palin, it was for john mccain. -- barack obama, not for sarah palin, it was for john mccain. >> it sounds like if you pull back the cameras, you are not worried about the shortened convention and the destruction. it sounds like -- distraction. it sounds like -- >> i think we took four days -- there are a lot of good things happening. people walk away thinking that was a g
people became short of ronald reagan. -- sure of ronald reagan. i think the narrative is very similar for this election. people like the president, but not his policies. they have turned him off, i think. despite all the advertising. they're looking at mitt romney, we do not really know mitt romney, yet. >> do you think after thursday night, things will be different friday morning? >> the nomination of the vice- president. picking paul ryan was a good pick. you have the speech and...
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before ronald reagan i guess became ronald reagan, when he was still out there as a kind of a mask governor from california making tours through the south, he had a few instances of cultural disconnections, too. the difference is ronald reagan had terrific communication skills, and he overcame that over time. we are going to see if romney has anything similar. host: our guest is tom baxter, joining us from atlanta. he writes for the atlanta journal constitution. we have a link to his blog at c-span.org. i want to ask you a fundamental question as we look at a map. what is the new south, what is the southern strategy, and what is the southern vote? guest: that is a good question. if you look back to the last presidential lexi, you saw two significant things happen. one is that obama carried three of the larger southern states, virginia, north carolina and florida. so there wasn't a solid south in anything in the eps like we have spoken about in previous elections. the other thing about that election was that if obama had not won any of those three states, he still would have had the electora
before ronald reagan i guess became ronald reagan, when he was still out there as a kind of a mask governor from california making tours through the south, he had a few instances of cultural disconnections, too. the difference is ronald reagan had terrific communication skills, and he overcame that over time. we are going to see if romney has anything similar. host: our guest is tom baxter, joining us from atlanta. he writes for the atlanta journal constitution. we have a link to his blog at...
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i take the reagan approach. ronald reagan had a 28 percent top rate. if it was good enough for ronald reagan, it's good enough for me. and that's what we put the top rate as. [applause] and -- and we have a bottom rate of 10 percent. i believe in a differential. i don't believe in a flat tax. i believe in a simplified tax code with five deductions and -- and focus on simplify creating two rates. i disagree with newt also on this. i don't believe in a zero capital gains tax rate. i don't think you need to get to zero to make sure that there's an efficient deployment of capital and investment. i think, if you get to zero, then, in fact, guys like mitt romney, who, again, i give him -- i wish i made as much money as mitt romney, but... [applause] but -- you know, but he wouldn't probably pay much at all in taxes. and i think that, as long as the tax is not one that deters a proper investment to be able to deploy capital and to get jobs created, then lower rates are better than zero when it comes to the issue of capital gains. blitzer: are you with ronald
i take the reagan approach. ronald reagan had a 28 percent top rate. if it was good enough for ronald reagan, it's good enough for me. and that's what we put the top rate as. [applause] and -- and we have a bottom rate of 10 percent. i believe in a differential. i don't believe in a flat tax. i believe in a simplified tax code with five deductions and -- and focus on simplify creating two rates. i disagree with newt also on this. i don't believe in a zero capital gains tax rate. i don't think...
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they convinced ronald reagan sadly enough. they convinced the american public they could build up a surplus. let's look at what they did with the money. the money came in -- 9% of the 2.4% payroll tax was paid out to the beneficiaries. what happened to the 3.4% side? let's take $100 billion as a nominal figure. what happened to the surplus? what did they do with it? what did they actually do with that money? what was the transaction they conducted? they invested it in treasury bills -- special interest treasury bills. ok. they take the $100 million, take it out of the trust fund -- this is actually $20, but $100 million. [laughter] they gave it to the federal government. this is a treasury bond. they gave them a treasury bond. what did the federal government do with the money? gone. what is over here? it is a piece of paper that says "the federal government owes the federal government $100 billion." so, they took more money from you in 1983 said they could create this piece of paper, spend more money in 1983, did you this piec
they convinced ronald reagan sadly enough. they convinced the american public they could build up a surplus. let's look at what they did with the money. the money came in -- 9% of the 2.4% payroll tax was paid out to the beneficiaries. what happened to the 3.4% side? let's take $100 billion as a nominal figure. what happened to the surplus? what did they do with it? what did they actually do with that money? what was the transaction they conducted? they invested it in treasury bills -- special...
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he and his wife have produced this movie about ronald reagan. if you saw that movie and you realize that all of ronald reagan's dream come all the things he wanted to do, we held him in the house and senate in those days when ronald reagan was there thanks to newt gingrich. we would probably still be a minority of not for him. we need to finish that revolution to honor president reagan. this man can't do it. he has the philosophy, the conservative principles and values, he is a reagan conservative through and through. let's finish the revolution and let's elect newt gingrich, please, elect newt gingrich next tuesday, thank you. [applause] >> before it gets started, how many of you are either veterans or families of veterans? virtually all of you. [applause] i think we owe you a real debt of gratitude. i want to say thank you for coming to this rally. [applause] without your willingness to risk everything -- when you swear the oath to be in the armed services, you are basically signing over your life to the commander in chief. this is the flag th
he and his wife have produced this movie about ronald reagan. if you saw that movie and you realize that all of ronald reagan's dream come all the things he wanted to do, we held him in the house and senate in those days when ronald reagan was there thanks to newt gingrich. we would probably still be a minority of not for him. we need to finish that revolution to honor president reagan. this man can't do it. he has the philosophy, the conservative principles and values, he is a reagan...
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a top republican said this is the best convention speech they have had since ronald reagan. he nailed the line about them lie in the in their bedrooms staring at the obama posters, that is the line of the convention. he went on to say medicare is a promise. we are going to keep it. >> if you think about all the boxes you have to check in a speech like this, you need to indict obama, liberalism, defended mitt romney, a commonality on faith. he hit it on every line. >> he did the generational shift. the ipod joke went well. he continued as you were talking about the bedroom thing. the imagery of the convention which is, obama is like a aging rock star. it is ok. he is like a tattoo. you can move on. i thought it was very effective a. >> everything they set out to do, they did it in 30 minutes. it is what republicans have been looking for which is a changing of the guard. a subtle dig at president bush. he said not just the last four years, but the years before it. it resonates with conservatives that were so disgruntled with president bush and the spending in the bush years. t
a top republican said this is the best convention speech they have had since ronald reagan. he nailed the line about them lie in the in their bedrooms staring at the obama posters, that is the line of the convention. he went on to say medicare is a promise. we are going to keep it. >> if you think about all the boxes you have to check in a speech like this, you need to indict obama, liberalism, defended mitt romney, a commonality on faith. he hit it on every line. >> he did the...
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but before ronald reagan, i guess, became ronald reagan, when he was still out there as a kind of maverick governor from california, making tours to the south, he had a few instances of cultural disconnections, too. the difference is ronald reagan was -- had terrific communication skills. and he overcame that over time. and we're going to have to see if romney has anything similar. >> our guest is tom baxter. he's joining us from atlanta. he's a long-time observer of the political process writing for "the atlanta-journal constitution." and we also have a link to his blog available through our web site at c-span.org. and tom baxter, i want to ask you a fundamental question. we look at a map of the west and south. what is the new south? what is the southern strategy? and what is the southern vote? >> hmmm. that's a good question. if you look back to the last presidential election, you saw two significant things happen. one was that obama carried three of the larger southern states. carried virginia, north carolina, and florida. so there wasn't a solid south in anything like the sense that we
but before ronald reagan, i guess, became ronald reagan, when he was still out there as a kind of maverick governor from california, making tours to the south, he had a few instances of cultural disconnections, too. the difference is ronald reagan was -- had terrific communication skills. and he overcame that over time. and we're going to have to see if romney has anything similar. >> our guest is tom baxter. he's joining us from atlanta. he's a long-time observer of the political process...
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i was there with ronald reagan. he gave specifics in terms of tax expenditures. 97% of the small businesses pay less than -- make less than $250,000. adds funds -- hedge funds that makes $600 million a year. let's look at how sincere they are. governor romney, 10 days ago, was asked, you pay 14% on $20 million. someone making $50,000 paid more than that. do think that is fair? he said, yes, that is fair. you think these guys are going to cut those loopholes? the biggest loophole they take advantage is that carried interest loophole and capital gains loophole. there is not enough -- the reason why the study, the american enterprise institute study, the reason they all say it is going to go up for the middle class, the only way you can find $5 trillion and loopholes is cut the mortgage deduction for middle-class people. cut the health care deduction for middle-class people. that is why -- >> she is wrong about that. you can still preserve these -- he is wrong about that. >> not mathematically possible. >> it has been
i was there with ronald reagan. he gave specifics in terms of tax expenditures. 97% of the small businesses pay less than -- make less than $250,000. adds funds -- hedge funds that makes $600 million a year. let's look at how sincere they are. governor romney, 10 days ago, was asked, you pay 14% on $20 million. someone making $50,000 paid more than that. do think that is fair? he said, yes, that is fair. you think these guys are going to cut those loopholes? the biggest loophole they take...
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. >> coming up, medal of honor recipients tell their stories at the ronald reagan library. president obama presents the medal of freedom. and the unveiling of president george w. bush in the east room of the white house. >> sunday -- >> with walter cronkite, people see him only as the avuncular, friendly man, which he was. but there was another side of him and wanted to be the best. he was obsessed with ratings, beating the berger report. he was probably the fiercest competitor i have ever written about. i have written about presidents and generals. the desire to be the best was very pronounced. >> douglas brinkley on his new biography ceo news anchor walter cronkite. >> the president has a hard time selling an argument of economic optimism when, at the same time, people are not feeling it. >> the way the american people approach this election is they understand that we did not get into this crisis overnight, and we are not going to get out of it overnight. >> it is what the people in ohio and florida, virginia -- what they think about their lives. is it getting better? get
. >> coming up, medal of honor recipients tell their stories at the ronald reagan library. president obama presents the medal of freedom. and the unveiling of president george w. bush in the east room of the white house. >> sunday -- >> with walter cronkite, people see him only as the avuncular, friendly man, which he was. but there was another side of him and wanted to be the best. he was obsessed with ratings, beating the berger report. he was probably the fiercest...
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this is why it was one of ronald reagan's favored programs. that raises another necessary dimension along which these programs must be evaluated. to what extent to they will achieve their targets? to examine only the marginal tax rates associated with our anti- party programs, riskand you cant understand the impact of the program. research on these questions finds the following -- walz benefits of means tested programs are by definition reducing income, their work disincentives differ. the eitc has yielded the following findings from a recent comprehensive review. the overwhelming findings the empirical literature is that the eitc spent especially excess oil at encouraging employment of single parents. recent review of the poverty reduction effectiveness of the the full scope of our safety net and social insurance programs found "the combination of the means tested and social insurance transfers in the system have a major impact on poverty, reducing poverty rates by 14% in the u.s. population as a whole." the next finding from the study is par
this is why it was one of ronald reagan's favored programs. that raises another necessary dimension along which these programs must be evaluated. to what extent to they will achieve their targets? to examine only the marginal tax rates associated with our anti- party programs, riskand you cant understand the impact of the program. research on these questions finds the following -- walz benefits of means tested programs are by definition reducing income, their work disincentives differ. the eitc...
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i was for ronald reagan in the 1980's and he was not. i am happy that i was for reagan in the 1980's. >> beyond new hampshire,? >> i do not think telling the truth comes across as an negative. you might want to ask him how he thinks it describing his record. >> is that not negative? >> how can i run for president and be for romney.org? you'll have to talk to the people who know these things. i do not know these things. >> what about the momentum going forward? >> i am very concerned. we need to clarify. wii to clarify whether he is a massachusetts moderate with a series of values that are the opposite of the south carolina republican party. if we succeed in doing that, he might win. >> rick santorum will be standing between you in the debate space. i plan on how you are going to differentiate yourself from him as a romney alternative? >> i plan on being the reagan conservative alternative. it is not mean verses them. i started working for ronald reagan in 1974 and and i helped develop supply-side economics for kemper. i worked for govern
i was for ronald reagan in the 1980's and he was not. i am happy that i was for reagan in the 1980's. >> beyond new hampshire,? >> i do not think telling the truth comes across as an negative. you might want to ask him how he thinks it describing his record. >> is that not negative? >> how can i run for president and be for romney.org? you'll have to talk to the people who know these things. i do not know these things. >> what about the momentum going forward?...
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watch the 1984 debate between ronald reagan and walter monday daily and from 1988, vice president george bush and massachusetts governor michael dukakis. it's starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern here on espn. >> well the issue of an internet sales tax has reared up again and in fact the u.s. congress and many states are looking at this issue and that's our topic this week on "the communicators." we want to start off by talking with the chairman of the california state board of equal ligse jerome horton. mr. horton, california has recently changed how it managed or its taxation policies when it comes to the internet, hasn't it? >> yes, peter, it has. it broadened the definition of what is taxable in california to include online retailers who meet certain criteria. >> now, said you broadened. how was it before and now who is included? >> prior to the law, the sales tax didn't apply to companies that had affiliates and worked through various different groups here in the state of california. the law broadened the definition of who actually qualities to include those individuals. so now online reta
watch the 1984 debate between ronald reagan and walter monday daily and from 1988, vice president george bush and massachusetts governor michael dukakis. it's starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern here on espn. >> well the issue of an internet sales tax has reared up again and in fact the u.s. congress and many states are looking at this issue and that's our topic this week on "the communicators." we want to start off by talking with the chairman of the california state board of equal...
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host: you see ronald reagan watching the proceedings. there was a lot of back-and- forth and horsetrading great going into that convention, it was not clear that gerald ford would have enough delegates on the first ballot. if that did not happen, potentially pandemonium with the specter that convention hall. guest: yes, they would have made the party structure in november and they were only off by 2%. given all the things that gerald ford had coming in, a disastrous debate, a debatable choice as bob dole as a running mate and yet he only lost by 2points. ultimately, voters don't decide until late october and that could be the case this year. host: headline from " the new york times"--- many viewers say this is a fantasy. guest: mitt romney is way ahead in delegates. his lead will increase as time goes on and we move into these winner-take-all states like connecticut, delaware, new york, pennsylvania, rhode island. these are the states are highly favorable toward mitt romney. it comes to the point where he will start getting so far ahead
host: you see ronald reagan watching the proceedings. there was a lot of back-and- forth and horsetrading great going into that convention, it was not clear that gerald ford would have enough delegates on the first ballot. if that did not happen, potentially pandemonium with the specter that convention hall. guest: yes, they would have made the party structure in november and they were only off by 2%. given all the things that gerald ford had coming in, a disastrous debate, a debatable choice...
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it will have to be tweaked the way it was by ronald reagan and tip o'neill. the basic structure is sound. i want to talk about the values behind social security and medicare, and then talk about medicare. that is the big driver of our deficit right now. my grandmother, some of you know, helped to raise me. my grandfather died a while back. my grandmother died three days before i was elected president. she worked her way up and started as a secretary, ended up being the vice president of a local bank. she ended up living alone by choice. the reason she could be independent of was because of social security and medicare. she had worked all of her life, put in this money, and understood there was a basic guarantee under which she could not go. that is the perspective i bring when it is called entitlements. the name itself implies dependency. these are people who have worked hard, like my grandmother. there are millions of people counting on this. my approach is, how do we strengthen the system in the long term? what we did in medicare is say, we are going to hav
it will have to be tweaked the way it was by ronald reagan and tip o'neill. the basic structure is sound. i want to talk about the values behind social security and medicare, and then talk about medicare. that is the big driver of our deficit right now. my grandmother, some of you know, helped to raise me. my grandfather died a while back. my grandmother died three days before i was elected president. she worked her way up and started as a secretary, ended up being the vice president of a local...
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. -- when south projec carolina voted for ronald reagan, he was not ronald reagan, not the right and we remember. he became the ronald reagan we remember. and use all the ronald reagan and you believe that he could be that man that we would remember sunday. be bold. do what's right for america. thank you, and god bless you. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> senator rick santorum. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, we have used our allotted time, and then some. thank you for your patience in going over this evening. please, another nice and for our questioners tonight. [applause] thank you, gentlemen. and thank you all very much as well for taking the time to come out, expressing a patriotism, showing your interest in america. we greatly appreciate you being here. be safe going home, god bless, and goodnight. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> next, the supreme court oral argument and fcc vs. fox television. after that, president obama discusses his plan to consolidate s
. -- when south projec carolina voted for ronald reagan, he was not ronald reagan, not the right and we remember. he became the ronald reagan we remember. and use all the ronald reagan and you believe that he could be that man that we would remember sunday. be bold. do what's right for america. thank you, and god bless you. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> senator rick santorum. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, we have used our allotted time, and then...
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everybody talks about ronald reagan -- ronald reagan did not shrink the size of government. government was much bigger when reagan left office than when he started. there is this idea that is created out there that does not match the reality. when you get down to local communities where we do compromise, where we make the tough policy decisions, then yes, sometimes you can not do it. >> we are out of time. we're committed to sticking to its schedule. [applause] thank you all for coming. we will see you elsewhere during the day. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> see the first of the presidential debates, next wednesday, live on c-span, c- span radio, an online at c- span.org. watch and engage. next, political fact checkers look at statements coming from the obama and running campaigns. then, a debate between the u.s. house candidates in california's 7 -- seventh congressional district. later, from the "texas tribune" festival, a debate between san antonio mayor julian castro and senate candidate
everybody talks about ronald reagan -- ronald reagan did not shrink the size of government. government was much bigger when reagan left office than when he started. there is this idea that is created out there that does not match the reality. when you get down to local communities where we do compromise, where we make the tough policy decisions, then yes, sometimes you can not do it. >> we are out of time. we're committed to sticking to its schedule. [applause] thank you all for coming....
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i went to a goldwater organizing session in 1962 and met with ronald reagan in 1974. i worked with jack kemp to develop supply side economics and the late 1970's. i held governor reagan become president reagan. i helped pass the reagan economic program and worked with the national security council on the collapse of the soviet empire. a organize of a group to build a majority in the house for the first time since 1954. the first reelected majority since 1928. and develop the conservative opportunity society, talked about big ideas come of it solutions. most of my life has been spent developing a conservative movement across this country. that it relates to elected to what we have to do. only a genuine conservative in a position to debate obama and to show how wide the gap is between obama's policies and conservatism can in fact when, because he is going to spend $1 billion smearing whoever the nominee is. we better be prepared to beat him in the debate improve exactly how wrong is they use are and how wrong his practices are. synergen soar -- senator santorum, this th
i went to a goldwater organizing session in 1962 and met with ronald reagan in 1974. i worked with jack kemp to develop supply side economics and the late 1970's. i held governor reagan become president reagan. i helped pass the reagan economic program and worked with the national security council on the collapse of the soviet empire. a organize of a group to build a majority in the house for the first time since 1954. the first reelected majority since 1928. and develop the conservative...
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what i do is the same way that tip o'neill and ronald reagan work together years ago. he laid out the principles that he was going to foster. he said he would lower tax rates. he said he was going to broaden the base. you said the same thing. those are my principles. i want to bring down the tax burden on middle income families. i will work together with congress to say what are the various ways we can bring down deductions. one way will be to have a single number. make up a number -- $50,000. anybody can have deductions up to that amount. that number disappears for high income people. one could follow bowles simspn as a model. and take the deduction by deduction and make a difference is that way. there are other ways to accomplish the objective that i have it. simplify the code, broaden the base, and create incentives for growth. with regards to health care, you obviously studied up on my plan. in fact, i do have a plan that deals with people with pre- existing conditions. that's part of my health care plan towhat we did in massachusetts is. a model for the nation sta
what i do is the same way that tip o'neill and ronald reagan work together years ago. he laid out the principles that he was going to foster. he said he would lower tax rates. he said he was going to broaden the base. you said the same thing. those are my principles. i want to bring down the tax burden on middle income families. i will work together with congress to say what are the various ways we can bring down deductions. one way will be to have a single number. make up a number -- $50,000....
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everybody talks about ronald reagan -- ronald reagan did not shrink the size of government. government was mh bigger when reagan left office than when he started. there is this idea that is created out there that does not match the reality. when you get down to local communities where we do compromise, where we make the tough policy decisions, then yes, sometimes you can not do it. >> we are out of time. we're committed to sticking >> we are committed as the department to feinstein counterfeit and unapproved drug cases. together with the u.s. attorney's offices around the country, the criminal divisions, computer crimes and intellectual property section, my office is actively partnering with fda, oci, all the other branches you have heard today. dea, postal service. investigating the wide variety of unlawful trafficking that we see. as we heard this morning, from tim and as we have been hearing throughout the day, the availability of drugs has skyrocketed. anyone with a computer can order drugs on line using search engines, using b2b sites. they can do this for personal use
everybody talks about ronald reagan -- ronald reagan did not shrink the size of government. government was mh bigger when reagan left office than when he started. there is this idea that is created out there that does not match the reality. when you get down to local communities where we do compromise, where we make the tough policy decisions, then yes, sometimes you can not do it. >> we are out of time. we're committed to sticking >> we are committed as the department to feinstein...
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guest: my old boss ronald reagan used to say let's do what's right and the politics will take care of themselves and that is the advice we would give to any governor or president, for that matter, that comes in under very difficult circumstances. chris christie followed that, do what's right, explain to the people why you're doing it, whatever short term pain might be involved, tell them there will be a better day ahead and that's what happened in wisconsin, some very, very tough times at first, but once people understood that the reforms were not going to result in massive firings or layoffs, and that the schools and the government would continue to function, and at the same time, we could get expenditures down and balance our budget, they understood what governor walker was trying to do. that's what elections are supposed to be about. that's the point of the piece i wrote, that your government is supposed to do things and to explain to the public why they've done that. then the next election, the people will have a chance to decide whether they liked the reforms or not. my criticism
guest: my old boss ronald reagan used to say let's do what's right and the politics will take care of themselves and that is the advice we would give to any governor or president, for that matter, that comes in under very difficult circumstances. chris christie followed that, do what's right, explain to the people why you're doing it, whatever short term pain might be involved, tell them there will be a better day ahead and that's what happened in wisconsin, some very, very tough times at...
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ronald reagan in his farewell address to the american people, worried about whether america would remember what made us great, that we are not a great country because we have got a great and powerful government, we are a great country because we believe that rights do not come from the government, in our founding document as the declaration of independence says that our rights come to us from the creator. [cheers and applause] the government's job in the constitution of this country was intended to do one thing, protect those rights, so each and every one of you would have the opportunity to build their own life, to take your own path, to create a strong family, strong neighborhood, community, state, and country. that is what made america great. we have build a great country from the bottom up, and we need people to go up against president obama and his vision of a top-down government control of not just health care but of energy, manufacturing, financial services, and who knows what else is next? this is a president that believes that he simply is better able to do this than you are, that
ronald reagan in his farewell address to the american people, worried about whether america would remember what made us great, that we are not a great country because we have got a great and powerful government, we are a great country because we believe that rights do not come from the government, in our founding document as the declaration of independence says that our rights come to us from the creator. [cheers and applause] the government's job in the constitution of this country was...
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. >> over three decades have passed since ronald reagan was first elected to the white house. yet the impact of his leadership is still evident today. while in office, president reagan had three major goals. to restore the economy, to revive the american spirit, and to defeat totalitarianism, spreading democracy throughout the world. >> by remaining true to his conviction, through his belief in the american people, and with tremendous optimism, president reagan achieve these goals. >> it is striking how president carter and president obama both took our nation down a path that in four years weekend america's confidence in itself and our hope for a better future. >> both weaken respect for america abroad. both increased government programs sold with waste and inefficiency that failed to produce results. both made promises they could not keep. as a consequence of ineffective policies, both were unable to revive our economy and create jobs. >> for example, both crippled american energy production when there were better ways to develop and use our abundant energy resources. the ro
. >> over three decades have passed since ronald reagan was first elected to the white house. yet the impact of his leadership is still evident today. while in office, president reagan had three major goals. to restore the economy, to revive the american spirit, and to defeat totalitarianism, spreading democracy throughout the world. >> by remaining true to his conviction, through his belief in the american people, and with tremendous optimism, president reagan achieve these goals....